Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

Carolyn O. Weatherwax

Carolyn O. Weatherwax

Jan 31, 2023

Carolyn O. Weatherwax, 81, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.Born in Albany on April 27, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Olive VanHoesen Hotaling.  Carolyn was a graduate of Saratoga High School in 1959, Broome Technical Community College and completed a one year internship at Binghamton General Hospital, Kilmer Memorial Lab School for Medical Technology. ...

Paul Joseph Richer

Paul Joseph Richer

Jan 27, 2023

Paul Joseph Richer, 88,A/K/A Peretz Yossel ben Moishedied Friday, January 27, 2023 at his home.Son of Mose and SaraGrandson of Rose and SamGrandson of Harry and SaraBrother of Ted, Deanna and TobieHusband of LindaFather of Marshall, Sefi and ShanaHusband of BarbaraWannabe Father of Geoff, Lisa and JacquiElective Father of Tammi, Tera and JenFoster Father of Mark, Joel, Richard, Randy, Joanne,...

Dr. Nathan Parker Reed

Dr. Nathan Parker Reed

Jan 27, 2023

Delmar - Nathan Parker ReedDr. Nathan Parker Reed, 86, of Delmar, NY passed away peacefully on January 27, 2023. He was born on August 11, 1936 in Boston, MA to Burgess and Priscilla Reed. He grew up in Walpole MA and spent summers on the shores in Scituate MA, making lasting memories with siblings and cousins. He graduated from The...

Becky Plog

Becky Plog

Jan 27, 2023

Becky Plog, 34, of Delmar, NY passed away at home on January 27, 2023, surrounded by her family after a long illness.  Becky was born August 2, 1988 in Saratoga Springs, NY to Kathleen (Neumann) & Keith Plog.Becky was a 2006 graduate of Bethlehem High School and went on to study education at The College of St. Rose.  Becky worked...

Margaret J. Gilday

Margaret J. Gilday

Jan 19, 2023

Margaret Joan Gilday died on January 19 in Belmont, Massachusetts, at the age of 97.Margaret was born in New York City on August 6, 1925, to Nicholas and Helen Feretich, immigrants from Croatia.  The family lived in a tenement apartment on 9thAvenue, in what is now the heart of the Chelsea neighborhood. Her mother Helen worked until retirement at the...

Mary Theresa Hooper

Mary Theresa Hooper

Jan 16, 2023

Mary TheresaRocheHooper "Theresa",born November 13, 1929, of Glenmont, NY, passed away peacefully onJanuary 16, 2023, in her home with her beloved family surrounding her.Theresa was a creative and passionate artist, an avid lover of nature and the world around her, and a faithful member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church.  Theresa was an inquisitive person who loved to learn.  Her...

Robert Matthew Cushing

Robert Matthew Cushing

Jan 3, 2023

Robert Matthew Cushing, 53, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.Born July 13, 1969 in Miami, FL, he is survived by his mother, Angela A. Cushing; sister, Mary A. McVey; step-sister, Alison Kinsey; three children, Devon Radzewicz, Ashley Wands and Hunter Yancey; two nieces, Taryn Cushing and Kya Davis, and grandchildren, grandnieces and grandnephews.Robert graduated from Prattsville High School in...

Rev. James D. Daley

Rev. James D. Daley

Dec 26, 2022

Father James D. Daley, 95, son of the late John H. and Margaret (Harpinger) Daley, died Monday, December 26, 2022 at Ellis Hospital.Father graduated from Vincentian Institute in Albany.  After serving in the Army during WW II and studying at Siena College, he entered Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD.  Ordained in 1954, Father Daley served at Saint Patrick’s...

Judith A. Ragone

Judith A. Ragone

Dec 25, 2022

Judith Anne Ragone, 76, passed away on December 25th, 2022 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.Judi was born May 12th, 1946 to the late George W. Chesbro and Maxine (Sharpe) Chesbro.  She lived most of her life in Delmar and graduated from Bethlehem Central in 1964.  She was married over 48 years to her high school sweetheart Richard...

James W. Fossett

James W. Fossett

Dec 15, 2022

James W. Fossett, PhD, 72, died peacefully at home December 15, 2022 at his home in Delmar, New York.Jim was born in Emory, GA and raised in suburban Atlanta. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in political science from Vanderbilt University, and a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Michigan.  Jim was recently retired from a...

Nancy E. Poehlmann

Nancy E. Poehlmann

Dec 15, 2022

Nancy Elizabeth Poehlmann left this world in the early morning hours of December 15th, 2022. She was born in Winston-Salem, NC and when she was 8 weeks of age, her parents moved to Avondale Estates, GA, where Nancy and her 3 siblings were raised. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College, and was a double major in English and...

Mary Frances Griffin

Mary Frances Griffin

Dec 13, 2022

Mary Frances Griffin, née Cavanagh, 81 of Delmar, NY, formerly of Riverdale, NY and Clearwater Beach, FL, peacefully entered into eternal life on December 13, 2022.Born on September 8, 1941 in The Bronx, NY, Mary is predeceased by her parents William H. and Delia Cavanagh, as well as her loving husband Edward Griffin.After attending St. Anselm’s Grammar School and graduating...

Marie Louise Millspaugh

Marie Louise Millspaugh

Dec 10, 2022

Marie Louise Millspaugh, 92, entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 10, 2022.Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George and Clara (Rottenberg) Schwemler and sister of the late Luella Schwemler.Marie graduated from Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where she earned a B.S. in Education...

Shirley A. Lewis

Shirley A. Lewis

Dec 8, 2022

Selkirk - Shirley A. Lewis, age 87, entered into eternal life Thursday, December 8, 2022.  Born in Ilion, NY she was the daughter of the late Howard and Anne (Seaver) Haman.She attended West Schuyler School (Utica Free Academy) and graduated from UFA High School in 1952.  She received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1956 and her Master’s Degree in 1959 from...

Brian Emmett Kennedy

Brian Emmett Kennedy

Dec 7, 2022

Brian Emmett Kennedy of Slingerlands, NY, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022, surrounded by his family, after a short illness. He was 78 years old.Born January 11, 1944 to Harold Thomas Kennedy and Anna Egan Kennedy, Brian grew up in New York City where he became a lifelong lover of jazz. He went on to study English at the...

John J. Canning

John J. Canning

Nov 24, 2022

John (Jack) James Canning died November 24, 2022 in Albany, New York.  Jack was 95 years old.Jack was born in Babylon, New York on 17 June 1927, the fifth of six children of William Canning and Gertrude Keogh.  He enjoyed a Roman Catholic primary education in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and later attended secondary school in Queens, New...

Mary K. DeAngelis

Mary K. DeAngelis

Nov 21, 2022

DELMAR - Mary K. DeAngelis (Dunigan), 87, a Delmar, N.Y. resident who also had a home in Chatham, MA for almost 50 years, passed away on November 21, 2022, at her Delmar residence.  She was born in Cambridge, N.Y. on February 24, 1935, to James B. and Margaret E. (Arnold) Dunigan.  Mary was singing and dancing from the time she...

Melody H. Brennan

Melody H. Brennan

Nov 18, 2022

Melody Hilt Brennan, beloved wife and mother passed away on November 18, 2022 in the house that she made a home for more than 50 years surrounded by her family.Born June 6, 1945, she was the daughter of Evelyn A. Hilt and Harold Hilt of Schenectady. She graduated from Colonie High School in 1963 and earned her Associates Degree from...

Ted Kansas

Ted Kansas

Nov 16, 2022

Soterios "Ted" Kansas of Delmar, NY, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family in the early hours of November 16, 2022.Born on March 30, 1945 in Ilion, NY and raised in Herkimer, Ted was the son of George and Helen (Panarites) Kansas.Ted was a well-known and respected optician and contact lens fitter in the Capital District, but he was...

Sheila Ann Otto

Sheila Ann Otto

Nov 13, 2022

Sheila Ann Otto (nee Reilly), a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed peacefully at her home on November 13, 2022. She approached her illness as she did her life - with dignity, courage, conviction and humor. She was 76.Born in Orange, New Jersey to Frank and Winifred Reilly, Sheila received an exemplary Catholic education at St. Patrick School, Bayley-Ellard...

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